Stay Positive | Day in the life RCD

Hello RCD readers,

This month I had a mindset that the month May will be a great month. One is my birthday month so I'm always hyped. A kind friend said something that I will keep close. I keep saying it because I felt ashamed for complaining a little bit. 

This month I lost some client's.  One was an official NO and the other one I know it's not going to work out. Not ready for designing. And not entirely informed about it yet. I had a good packed content and Facebook made sure that it was not performing well. And I was getting people but not from my content. I was getting from LinkedIn which is funny because I don't really put any thought in LinkedIn. 

But ofcourse I had work. My resurrected project was going good. My finished building permit project is now in the building cost phase. And crickets...

But as I've learned. God leads and I follow.

Last week I went to wash my car. The owner was closed for more than a month. Because they were busy on the road which meant access to his place was impossible. But what I've noticed is he didn't stay still. He invested. 

And this made me think. In the time where God gives me slow mornings and peaceful days. Why am I rushing myself? Why am I not using this time to invest or to educate myself or to work on a different side of my business and my life.

Feed my soul

So I did after month's of hectic work hours. I finally started some things that feed my soul. Not only to take care of myself but to enjoy my life also. No I haven't made any pictures because let's face it this feeds my soul in ways other things can't. And most of the times when I'm being present and enjoying life. I don't have the need nor urge to make a picture. From fun times with loved ones. To taking care of my family. To making sure I make myself proud without having a burn out. But most important to acknowledge that I've gone to the other side of a lot in my life. And now I can be their for my loved ones which I wasn't fully equipped nor capable off.

Investment

I believe you have to invest in your company after awhile. I keep on a list of things that I find important. For now it's stay's with getting the right software's and appliances that will make my work easier. I can invest in marktening, making my services better, better technology and appliances etc.

Educating

Now I can have a mouthful of things that I want to educate myself about. Some or just refreshing Uni education to building laws. To learning new software's that I want to apply now. To new architectural information that I don't know about. 

Growing

What do I dream off? This is a hard one since 2022 I was on the survival mode. Getting clients. Paying my bills. Trying to put more responsibility on my business for certain work expenses which I had help with. But now I need to dream again and go back to the drawing board by figuring out what do I want for RC Designs Architectural Studio and RCD blog. But most important how to make that happen during X amount of years.

So as I'm finishing project's and making sure I'm preparing myself for 

• June content
• May administration and financial side (finally use my printer for the administration side)
• checking off important work and personal tasks that have been on the list for tooo long now
• I will allow myself to dream again and from there start with a plan what follows now for my company.

This is only possible when I show grace and stay positive. Have a blessed day